Hard Maple vs ivyleaf maple

Acer saccharum compared with Acer cissifolium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hard Maple	ivyleaf maple
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family same	Sapindaceae	Sapindaceae
Genus same	Acer	Acer
Species	Acer saccharum	Acer cissifolium

Evolutionary Relationship

Hard Maple and ivyleaf maple share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Acer.

Conservation Status

Hard Maple

LC — Least Concern

ivyleaf maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hard Maple	ivyleaf maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hard Maple

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia, Turkey), Europe (5 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

ivyleaf maple

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Belgium.